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Checklist for Family Asilidae Latreille, 1802 (Assassin flies)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
237
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
201
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
10
70
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
61
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
36
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
36 Genera with 57 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRST
Afroestricus Scarbrough, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anypodetus Hermann, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Congomochtherus Oldroyd, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Danomyia Londt, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1935Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Neolaparus Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Oxynoton Janssens, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1936Giant Robber Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 20032SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdogaster Loew, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Scylaticus Loew, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Sisyrnodytes Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stiphrolamyra Engel, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Trichardis Hermann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tsacasiella Lehr, 19192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
57 Species
Afroestricus variabilis Engel, 1929
Afromochtherus salthus Londt, 2002
Afromochtherus sathus Londt, 2002
Alcimus tristrigatus Loew, 1858
Ancylorhynchus crux Bezzi, 1908
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Anypodetus arachnoides Oldroyd, 1974
Congomochtherus acuminatus Oldroyd, 1974
Damalis neavei Londt, 1989
Damalis pollinosa Ricardo, 1925
Damalis venusta Bertoloni, 1861
Danomyia aethiops Londt, 1993
Emphysomera pallidapex Bigot, 1891
Euscelidia artaphernes Speiser, 1910
Euscelidia dorata Oldroyd, 1970
Euscelidia festiva Janssens, 1954
Euscelidia valida Loew, 1858
Gonioscelis genitalis Ricardo, 1925
Gonioscelis tomentosus Oldroyd, 1970
Gonioscelis whittingtoni Londt, 2004
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Laphria schoutedeni Bromley, 1935
Lasiocnemus hermanni Janssens, 1952
Laxenecera dasypoda Speiser, 1910
Laxenecera engeli Oldroyd, 1974
Leptogaster pictipennis Loew, 1858
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Microstylum acutirostre Loew, 1852
Microstylum parcum Karsch, 1888
Neolaparus angusticornis Ricardo, 1925
Neolophonotus mafingaensis Londt, 1988
Neolophonotus parvus Ricardo, 1920
Neolophonotus rapax Ricardo, 1920
Neolophonotus zambiensis Londt, 1986
Ommatius flavipennis Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius pernecessarius Scarbrough, 2003
Ommatius perscientus Scarbrough, 2003
Oxynoton arnaudi Oldroyd, 1974
Pegesimallus angusticornis Ricardo, 1925
Pegesimallus oralis Wulp, 1884
Philodicus tenuipes Loew, 1858
Promachus abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus negligens Adams, 1905
Promachus neligens Adams, 1905
Promachus versicolor Hobby, 1936
Pygommatius alatipes Scarbrough &..., 2003
Pygommatius limbus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Rhabdogaster gracilis Engel & Cuth..., 1937
Scylaticus albofasciatus Engel, 1932
Scylaticus quadrifasciatus Engel & Cuth..., 1934
Sisyrnodytes aterrimus Engel, 1929
Stiphrolamyra angularis Loew, 1858
Trichardis malawi
Tsacasiella futilis Tsacas, 1969
Tsacasiella neavei Ricardo, 1919

Subnodes of Asilidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyApocleinae
Papavero, 1973
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAsilinae
Leach, 1819
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaphriinae
Macquart, 1838
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptogastrinae
Schiner, 1862
Grass flies
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmmatiinae
Hardy, 1927
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenopogoninae
Hull, 1962
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Asilidae (Latreille 1802)
Asilidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Asilidae at geller-grimm.de
Asilidae at artfakta.se
Asilidae at dyntaxa.se
Asilidae at gbif.org
Asilidae at irmng.org
Asilidae at itis.gov
Asilidae at marinespecies.org